A Client Is Diagnosed with an Anxiety Disorder

question 14

Multiple Choice

A client is diagnosed with an anxiety disorder.The nurse counselor recommends intervention with the behavioral technique of reciprocal inhibition.The client asks,"What's that?" Which is the most appropriate nursing reply?

• A) "At the beginning of this intervention, a contract will be drawn up explicitly stating the behavior change agreed upon."
• B) "By introducing an adaptive behavior that is mutually exclusive to your maladaptive behavior, we will expect subsequent behavior to improve."
• C) "Through a series of increasingly anxiety-provoking steps, we will gradually increase your tolerance to anxiety."
• D) "In one intense session, you will be exposed to a maximum level of anxiety that you will learn to tolerate."

Learn about continuous budgeting and its benefit for future planning.

Understand the basic concepts and components of the budgeting process.

Differentiate between various types of budgets within a company's budgeting process.

Recognize the sequence of budget preparation and the interconnectivity of budgets.

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Definitions:

Premorbid Functioning

An individual's level of psychological and physical performance prior to the onset of a disorder or disease.

Hallucinations

Experiences of awareness and alertness without external inputs, yet possessing attributes of genuine perception.

Delusions

False beliefs held with strong conviction despite superior evidence to the contrary, often observed in psychiatric conditions.

Type II Schizophrenia

Often referred to as the negative subtype, characterized primarily by negative symptoms such as reduced emotional expression and lack of motivation.